Mounting for initials or the like



Dec. 22,,1942. 'ow I 2,306,115

MOUNTING FOR INITIALS OR THE LIKE.

Filed Aug. 16, 1940 A TTORNEYS,

Patented Dec. 22, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE toS wank, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application August '16, 1940, Serial No. 352,899

(Cl. 40--140)v 5 Claims.

This invention relates to a mounting for character members such, for instance, as initials, and has for one of its objects to provide a mounting for such characters which will be simple in construction and easily operable by the retail merchant who sells the article to which the mounting is applied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a frame-like mounting for initials so arranged that the initials may be easily and simply placed in position and then held in position by a simple sliding together of two relatively moving parts.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will 'be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face View in plan of an initial mounting frame made in accordance with this invention with a chain support partly shown;

Fig. 2 is a back view of the same;

Fig. '3 is a top edge view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the letters;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing the end of the structure of Fig. 4 on a larger scale;

Fig. 7 is a section on line 'I--1 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a top plan view showing the two sections slid into extended position with the initials mounted therein;

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 illustrating two sections of the frame without the initials but in a position similar to that shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the outer section; and

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the inner section, partly broken away to better illustrate its construction.

In the use of jewelry it is desirable to provide some distinguishing characters such as emblems or initials which are appropriate to the particular person using the jewelry, and in order that the retailer who sells the jewelry to the customer may conveniently assemble the desired character members at the time of sale, I have arranged a convenient frame in sections to receive the character members and retain them in the desired position; and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished:

with reference to the drawing, I0 designates the outer section of the frame, and II, the inner section of the frame, shown in perspective in Figs. 10 and 11 respectively. The outer section consists of a skeleton back wall I2 cut out as at I3 with upstanding or right angularly extending side walls I4 and I5 lengthwise of the back wall and a similarly extending end wall I6 at one end of the back wall I2 transversely thereof. Flanges I1, l8 and [-9 extend inwardly from the side walls I4, I5 and end wall I6, as illustrated, at an angle to provide a bevel on the outer portion of the frame. The opposite end wall I6 of the frame is open to permit the sliding of another section I I into position.

This other section, designated generally II, consists of a skeleton bottom wall 20 and opposite lengthwise and right angularly extending side wall 2I and 22 and end wall 24 at one end of the section. The section I I will slide into the section I ll beneath the flanges I 1, I8 and I9 by reason of the height of the walls 2], 22 being slightly less than the walls I4 and I5 so that they will be readily received beneath the flanges. A flange 25 is carried by the end Iva-11 24 and completes the peripheral extending flanges II, It and I8 when the sections are closed so as to provide a symmetrical appearance.

After the frames I0 and II are assembled, fingers 26 formed on section I I are bent downwardly from the inner edge of the opening 27 into the opening I3 in the section HI so as to limit the outward extension of the two sections which telescope one within the other. In order to lock the telescoping sections in closed position, the detent 28 is raised on the back wall I2 of the outer frame to extend into a hole 29 in the corresponding portion of the back wall 2!] of the inner frame.

The characters which are used are here shown as initials, designated generally 30, and are cut out to provide the desired shaping. The opposite ends of these characters are provided with beveled retaining portions 3i, while projections 32 on either side of the initials provide the desired spacing of the initials one from the other. The bevel 3| does not extend completely to the top surface 33 of the initial but is spaced therefrom as at 34. The length of the extending portions 32 will be such as to be equal in all letters and will be substantially one-third of the space to be occupied so that the initials or letters to be inserted will be evenly spaced when in position.

The letters will be spaced from the ends of the frame for symmetrical location by the slitting of the opposite ends of the walls 2| and 22 and bending inwardly the fingers 35 at one end and 36 at the other end.

The arrangement which I have illustrated is for three initials. The sections of the frame will slide one on the other to the position shown in Fig. 9. The first initial will be laid into the exposed portion 20 of the inner frame by placing the same against the back wall by a movement at right angles to the back wall and then this initial will be slid to the left to abut the fingers 35 at substantially the position of the initial C as shown in Fig. 8. The next letter B will be similarly inserted and moved to the left, and the next letter A will then be inserted with its ends 32 engaging the fingers 36. The protruding portions 32 of each of the letters will cause them, to have the proper spacing as shown in Fig. 8, and after the initials are thus assembled the frame will be telescoped into the position shown in Fig. 1, in which position the detents 28 and hole 29 will hold the sections so telescoped. The beveled portion 3| will engage the beveled or inclined flanges l1 and I8, while the raised portion of the distance 34 of the initials will project beyond this flange slightly so as to give the appearance of a solid cut out monogram with its surface forward and prominent by reason of such position with respect to the beveled receding edge of its surrounding frame. The relation of the surface 33 and the beveled parts 3| will perhaps be best illustrated in Fig. '7. w r

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible.

I claim:

1. An initial mounting comprising a pair of rectangular sections to telescope one into another, one section having a back wall with a hol- -low center and right angularly extending side walls on three sides thereof provided with an inwardly overhanging flange and leaving one end open, the other section having a back wall with a hollow center and right angularly extendin side walls on the opposite edges of the back wall, and slidable beneath said flange with its end wall which spans said open end provided with an overhanging flange, and means on one section extending into the hollow center of the other section and engageable with an edge wall about said hollow center for limiting the longitudinal separation of said sections.

2. A frame for mounting characters comprising a pair of sections each having an open center and arranged to telescope one into the other, the inner section having a back wall upon which the marginal edges of the characters may rest and right angular edge walls to position the same, the other section having portions to extend over and into engagement with the characters to lock them against lifting fro-m the back wall when the sections are telescoped together, one of said sections having an aperture therein and the other section having a detent therein engageable in said aperture for detachably locking said sections together.

3. A frame for mounting characters comprising a pair of sections to telescope one into the other, one section having a back wall with angularly-extending walls and an open front to receive character members against the back wall, the other section having similar walls with a flange extending inwardly from the angular walls to extend over portions of the initial or character members when said sections are telescoped together to lock the members in position, one of said sections having fingers thereon extending into the hollow center of the other section and engageable by a wall thereof for limiting the separation of said section.

4. Aframe for mounting characters comprising a pair of .generally rectangular sections to telescope one into the other, one section having a back wall with a hollow center and ,angularlyextending peripheral end and side walls and an open front to receive character members against the back wall from a direction at right angles thereto, th other section having similar walls with a flange extending inwardly from the angular walls to extend over portions of the character members when said sections are telescoped together to lock the members in position, and means on one section extending into the hollow center of the othersection and engageable with a wall thereof for limiting the sliding separation of said sections 5. An initial mounting comprising a pair of rectangular sections to telescope one into another, one having a back wall with a hollow center and right angularly extending sidewalls on three sides thereof provided with an inwardly overhanging flange and leaving one end open, the other section having a back wall with a hollow center anderight angularly extending side walls on the opposite edges of the back wall, and slidable beneath said flange with its end wall which spans said open end provided with an overhanging flange, character members in said sections held between the back flange of one section and the back wall of the other section, and means in one section extending into the hollow center of the other section and engageable with a part thereof for limiting the outward slidin separa tion of said sections.

DAVID HAROLD BOWDER. 

